Roman Forum Tour: Explore Ancient Heart

Experience the Colosseum Underground Tour with Arena Floor and Ancient Rome Tour. Walk through the iconic Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with an expert guide. Skip the line and immerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Roman Forum - Begin your journey at the Roman Forum, the lively heart of ancient Roman civilization. Stroll through the ruins of temples, basilicas, and government structures that once defined this dynamic center. Imagine Roman citizens engaging in trade, political discussions, and daily rituals as you walk the same cobblestone paths that once…
What's Included
  • Imperial Palaces
  • Curia Iulia
  • The Domus Tiberiana
  • Santa Maria Antiqua
  • Roman Forum and Palatine Hill SUPER tickets
  • Audio guide – Bring your own headset
What's Not Included
  • Colosseum Entrance
  • Tour Guide
Additional Information

Travel back in time and delve into the core of the Roman Empire on an unforgettable adventure through the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. With the Forum SUPER ticket, gain exclusive entry to newly reopened attractions, including the stunning Domus Tiberiana.
Avoid the lengthy queues and immerse yourself in history. Rome’s ticket lines can be daunting,…

Location
Piazza del Colosseo, 23
Piazza del Colosseo
Please meet us at the (green souvenir kiosk) outside the lower-level exit of COLOSSEO METRO. Our staff will be holding an "Empire Tour" sign. Please arrive 15 minutes before, and remember to bring a valid ID. Thank you.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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G2465cssarae
Mar 8, 2025
Friendly, good communication, accommodating - Due to an unavoidable mishap with my tour leader getting injured, my tour was actually cancelled and completely refunded. However, I was notified of this the night before by a friendly employee named Sam who I met at the appointed time the next day. He gave me the ticket that I purchased electronically along with a downloaded audio guide which he helped me load on my phone and gave me a quick tutorial. I still went to the Forum and Palatine Hill just as planned! It really worked out for me as I’m usually unhappy in a tour group going at other people’s pace anyhow. When I got to the House of Augustus and House of Livia, which needed a Super ticket, not standard, I wasn’t sure if I could get in, but whoop!! I had the Super Ticket and was able to see those great sites! So…I was helped by a super friendly employee, got a refund, and still saw everything I wanted to see. I don’t have a problem with that. :)
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Chastity_b
Jun 21, 2024
Fire - in many ways! - What a great tour. Aside from it being 100 degrees (Fahrenheit), Sarah Gildea made the tour fun. Being that Sarah lived in the US and in our neighboring state, she provided humor and education to the entire tour. Our kids (late teens and early 20s) also enjoyed Sarah’s witty humor and educational facts. The only downside to the tour was that the tour company cancelled the underground portion of the tour. I’m sure Sarah would have made that engaging as well. If you do this tour, be prepared to do a lot of walking, which for us was a good thing.
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Stephanie_s
Jun 8, 2024
Amazing! - The tour company changed our starting location and I was not informed however, Our guide was very informative and I loved the history of Palatine Hill and the Colosseum. The weather was hotter than I expected and we walked a lot.
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Michelle_a
Jun 3, 2024
This is the tour to book! - The unexpected happens… 1. Our cruise itinerary changed. The company was kind enough to switch to a different day. We actually got a private tour. 2. We had a sick 8 year old. Our guide, Tanya, is a remarkable person who put forth efforts beyond belief to comfort us all in the time of unexpected illness. She helped gather vomit bags. She actually brought us medicine for nausea. Incredible. 3. The actual tour still managed to be educational and enlightening with visual aids and storytelling. 4. Book this tour 😊
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Frances_s
Jun 24, 2024
Very confusing - We almost missed the tour we were looking for empire tour and the you’re guide was holdin up a city you’re sign very confusing for the customers!! Then no one knew where the meeting place was because there were no signs again very confusing
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Cortneytyler_s
Jun 10, 2024
Memorable on so many levels! - the magnificence of it all! The guid e was good and she was quick to move us in ut of thousands of people.
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Bleedblue72
Jun 26, 2024
Expert Guide but may not get what you your whole experience. - The only negative issue was that the underground portion was canceled due to overlooking. Not sure how the tickets were distributed but other people were able to go. Sarah was our tour guide and she is absolutely fantastic. It quickly became evident that she knows her stuff as it quickly became information overload...in a great way. We walked out knowing everything we needed to know about Ancient Rome Palentine Hill and the Colesseum.
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J113stritaw
Jun 8, 2024
Disappointing as we did not get what we paid for! - Very disappointed! What we booked and paid for was not what we got. We arrived 15 minutes early as per the tour inststructions. Our guide was not ready for us. We waited 20 minutes for people that arrived late. Our tour stared 1/2 hour late and to top it off we were informed when we arrived that the colosseum underground portion of our tour was cancelled due to construction in the area. When we booked this tour, the underground part was not available yet they let us book it anyway knowing full well that we would not get that part of the tour which is why we booked that package. 2 hours of the tour was spent on Ancient Rome and only about 45 minutes on the colosseum arena floor. We were told at the check in office that we would receive 50% refund. Also, we booked a tour that was to be limited to 8 people,yet there was 11 with 3 more joining the last half of the tour. We only received a pittance back on my CC. Our guide made some personal remarks about Gay/lesbians saying that in Italy boys are born boys and girls are born girls and that President Bidens wife Jill is encouraging young people to transition. We paid for a tour not her personal opspinion. It was very offensive. I never write reviews good or bad but this definitely needed a review.
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Sameenatalwar
Jun 20, 2024
Colloseum was what I was looking forward to the most - We were looking forward to the history of the magnificent colosseum told to us with interesting stories and what not . I felt the whole trip my guide was just counting everyone and counting tickets and just talking with nothing interesting to say . I did not enjoy myself at all .
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Paul
Jun 9, 2024
Not what we paid for - We have visited the colosseum before but not the underground section. We booked this tour specifically because we would be seeing something new. My rating is based on the fact that we did not get what we initially paid for and the shambolic way it was handled. We arrived at the office of the tour operator in plenty of time. We were left waiting with no explanation of any change in the itinerary or the start time. We only found out that we would not be seeing the underground section of the colosseum from our tour guide. We accepted a partial refund and went ahead with the tour. This covered the rest of the colosseum and the Forum. The tour guide did her best and the problems with the management of the tour and non existent communication with us were not her fault. But the whole experience was really disappointing.
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